The defence The Adrenaline Seeker
“It owes the canon nothing.”
The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.
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You Kill Me
Comedy · Crime · Thriller · 2007
While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return to Buffalo and settle some old scores.
Movie details
You Kill Me
“Professional alcoholic hit man gets life back on track thanks to her”
2007 Comedy · Crime · Thriller 1h 30m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return to Buffalo and settle some old scores.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over You Kill Me?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
John Dahl
Written by
Stephen McFeely · Christopher Markus
Ben Kingsley
Frank Falenczyk
Téa Leoni
Laurel Pearson
Luke Wilson
Tom
Bill Pullman
Dave
Dennis Farina
Edward O'Leary
Philip Baker Hall
Roman Krzeminski
Marcus Thomas
Stef Krzeminski
Court is in session
Put You Kill Me on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.